Note on the News: Kastor continues to battle Skin Cancer
Posted May 15th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by thefinalsprint.com
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Health & Fitness
Writing on her blog, 2004 Olympic medalist Deena Kastor reveals that her battle with skin cancer is not yet won.
“As I type this blog I have 25 external stitches from Basal Cell Carcinoma and early stages of Melanoma,” Kastor wrote, adding that in the six years of dermatologist visits she has only walked out of the office once without some form of cancer being biopsied or removed.
Read her full entry at http://www.deenakastor.com
Everyone here at TheFinalSprint.com sends our best to Deena and also encourages all of you to stay safe whenever you spend extended periods of time in the sun. For more information on how to protect yourself the next time you go for an outdoor run, please read:
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Tags: basal cell carcinoma, biopsy, blog, cancer, deena kastor, dermatologist, Melanoma, skin cancer
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